When you Winnipeg residents talk about their city, some of the phrases you’ll frequently hear include “small town feel,” “growing,” “flat,” and, of course, “cold.”

While all of these are true, they only partially clue you in to what life is like in Winnipeg. The city has a surprising amount to offer beneath its cold, flat exterior.

Let’s start with culture: the city was named the Cultural Capital of Canada in 2010 for a reason. Historic buildings, galleries, and museums are scattered throughout the city, plus there are a number of festivals throughout the summer.

And sports. Boy were ‘Peg residents thrilled when their Jets returned to town in 2011. Winnipeg’s also got the Moose (AHL), the Blue Bombers (CFL), and the Goldeyes (minor league baseball).

And the outdoors. Winnipeg sits not far from the Canadian Shield, home to miles and miles of pristine forests and lakes. If you’re looking for something to do closer to town, the ‘Peg also boasts a plethora of idyllic parks.

Another advantage of living in Winnipeg? The cell phone coverage. The major carriers generally provide solid to excellent coverage to the city. Read on to learn more about the ins and outs of cell phone coverage in Winnipeg.

Coverage in Winnipeg At-a-Glance

Winnipeg comes in with an excellent coverage score of 86 out of
100. Check out this guide to coverage for the entirety of Manitoba.

What we love

Three of the major carriers provide amazing service to Winnipeg

MVNOs running on the majors available in Winnipeg as well

4G LTE
widely available

What could be improved

Coverage less
reliable the further you travel from the city

Coverage can
be tricky in remote natural areas or by rivers or lakes

86/100

Carrier
Network Coverage in Winnipeg

If you live in Manitoba, the letters "MTS" are likely quite familiar to you. They used to stand for Manitoba Telecom Services, until the company's recent purchase by Bell Canada Enterprises (the company is now known as Bell MTS). Since it occupies the same network space as Bell, you can apply Bell's 100% citywide coverage to Bell MTS as well.

Bell, Telus and Rogers perform perfectly throughout Winnipeg. This means you can join any them—or the multitude of smaller carriers that run on their networks—to get great coverage.

Best Coverage in
Winnipeg by Network

Network

Covered Area %

Bell

100.00%

Rogers

100.00%

Freedom

0.00%

Telus

100.00%

Cell Phone
Coverage in Winnipeg by Area

The Winnipeg region encompasses 568.00 square miles, and the
most robust local carriers, Bell, Rogers and Telus, cover every bit of it:

Geographic Area
Covered in Winnipeg per mi2

Winnipeg is broadly covered by both 3G and 4G LTE technology. 3G is the
network that some older phones run on, and the one newer 4G LTE-capable
devices fall back to when unable to reach a primary network. Here's how much
territory the top carriers cover:

Coverage in Winnipeg (377.77 m2) by 3G/4G LTE

Bell

Rogers

Freedom

Telus

3G

337.77

337.77

0.00

337.77

4G LTE

337.77

337.77

0.00

337.77

Big Carriers
vs. Small Carriers in Winnipeg

When choosing a cell phone providers, there's no need to limit yourself to
the big companies. There are dozens of smaller carriers that run on the major
networks, but charge a fraction of the price for service. Known as Mobile
Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs for short), these carriers purchase network service from
the major providers at wholesale prices, then pass the savings on to
consumers.

Getting the
Best Plan & Coverage

WhistleOut's industry-leading coverage check feature supercharges an already robust comparison
engine by allowing you to instantly see what coverage is like at your
location. Just punch in your address, and we'll do the rest.

In addition to showing you a map of your area with the coverage from all
four major carriers, we filter through the available cell phone plans and present only those from
carriers who provide good reception to you.

Cell Phone
Carriers in Winnipeg

Here's the full list of wireless carriers (big and small) in Winnipeg, and
the network that each belongs to. Note that the smaller
carriers—PhoneBox, Fido, etc.—utilize the networks of the
major carriers.

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